Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) put in a nearly perfect time trial to win the 100th Giro d'Italia. He finished second on Sunday's 21st and final stage to claim the overall victory. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was able to rescue second place in the general classification, 31 seconds down, with Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain Merida) third at 40 seconds. FDJ's Thibaut Pinot, who began the day in third on GC, dropped off the final podium to finish in fourth place overall.
It was a double victory for the Netherlands, as Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo) took the stage win. He put in an early good time of 33:08 on the 29.3km course into Milan, finishing 15 seconds ahead of Dumoulin's time. BMC's Manuel Quinziato, retiring at the end of the year, was third at 27 seconds.
"It's great, it's really crazy," Dumoulin said as he came to terms with the overall win, which marked his first time finishing on a Grand Tour podium, let alone the top step. "I cannot describe it with words. It's incredible. It was such a nerve-wracking day. I was super nervous from the beginning and I needed to stay calm but I almost couldn't. I had good legs and I just went for it."
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Giuseppe Fonzi (Willier Triestina) was the first off under the cheerful sun at the Monza race track. For the next few hours, rider followed rider at one-minute intervals, with many of them concerned only with making it to the finish line within the time limits, and looking forward to a well-deserved rest and celebration for having survived the Giro until the end.
The early lead changed hands from Marcin Bialablocki (CCC) to Quinziato, riding his last Giro ever. The Italian wouldn't stay in the lead for long, however, as van Emden bumped him off the hot seat with a blistering time of just over 33 minutes. The Dutchman would not relinquish control of hot seat for the rest of the day. Only Dumoulin came close to his compatriot's time.
Former world champion Vasil Kiryienka (Sky) put in a strong showing, but the course was too flat for the Belarusian and he crossed the line as third, 31 seconds slower than van Emden, ultimately bumped to fourth by Dumoulni.
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